COVID-19: 126 new cases; 1,614 active cases

Rapid Response Team (RRT) operates in the streets of Male' City to conduct COVID-19 tests on May 28, 2020. (Sun Photo/Fayaz Moosa)

Health Protection Agency (HPA), on Saturday, announced 126 additional cases of COVID-19, increasing confirmed cases in Maldives to 84,290.

According to HPA, the 126 new cases include; 32 cases from the greater Male’ region, 88 cases from residential islands outside Male’, 4 case from operational resorts, and 2 cases from liveaboards.

Meanwhile, 123 additional COVID-19 patients were confirmed to have made full recoveries over the last 24 hours, increasing total recoveries to 82,432.

With the new developments, Maldives now has 1,614 active cases.

There are 15 patients in hospitals.

3,893 samples have been tested for COVID-19 over the last 24-hours, including 1,187 from the greater Male' region.

With the 126 new infections this Saturday, 796 people have tested positive over the last one-week period.

September 25: 126 cases

September 24: 61 cases

September 23: 86 cases

September 22: 142 cases

September 21: 220 cases

September 20: 79 cases

September 19: 82 cases

Maldives has recorded 231 COVID-19 deaths.

Maldives began its vaccination campaign in February. The country expanded the campaign to begin vaccinating children between 12 years and 17 years of age in August.

As of Friday, 391,582 people have received their first dose and 335,293 people have been fully vaccinated.